Episode 149 – On Genuinely Seeking God

Episode 149 – On Genuinely Seeking God

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June 7, 2026 · 18 min · Season 1 · Episode 149

About this episode

Matthew discusses the hiddenness of God and the claim that people fail to find Him because they do not truly seek Him.

Episode 149 – On Genuinely Seeking God Also known as teenager God, who doesn’t want to come downstairs — apparently He loves you, but He’s not coming out of His room. In this episode Matthew addresses one aspect of the hiddenness of the Christian god — specifically the claim that people only fail to find God because they never *truly* sought Him. 1. Sean McDowell’s original video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RvABkX8LnM 2. Greg Ganssle (Biola University) https://www.biola.edu/directory/people/greg-ganssle 3. J.L. Schellenberg – Divine Hiddenness Argument (overview) https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/divine-hiddenness/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hBpZ-ystOg&list=PLKuMaHOvHA4qePAEaCyr77IieZRtuqEYm 4. works by Justin Barrett and Pascal Boyer https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:9fdfa5e2-249c-46fd-87da-0d13b60c3c37/files/m7e131b8b0742d6390becc105d9845469?utm_source=copilot.com https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/2153599X.2025.2474404?utm_source=copilot.com

People in this episode

Host: Matthew

Topics covered

  • divine hiddenness
  • seeking God
  • Christianity
  • philosophy of religion
  • theological arguments

Keywords

  • God
  • hiddenness
  • Christianity
  • seeking
  • philosophy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Biola University

Books & works: Divine Hiddenness Argument

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